(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations modify provisions related to structural changes in the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (“the 2007 Act”) as they apply to Buckinghamshire.
Regulation 3 modifies certain provisions of Part 1 of the 2007 Act for the purposes of structural change to provide for a single tier of local government in Buckinghamshire. Section 2 of the 2007 Act is modified to allow for a proposal for structural change in its area to be made by a local authority without the requirement of an invitation from the Secretary of State. Section 3 is modified to ensure that an authority making a proposal on its own initiative must have regard to any relevant guidance from the Secretary of State and to allow such an authority to make a proposal jointly with any other authority. Section 7 is modified to allow the Secretary of State to implement by order a proposal made on an authority’s own initiative; and to disapply the requirement for the Secretary of State to consult the affected authorities before implementing such a proposal.
Regulation 4 provides for the relevant provisions of the 2007 Act as modified by these Regulations to apply to the implementation of a proposal made before the coming into force of these Regulations.
Regulation 5 provides for the expiry of these Regulations at the end of March 2021.
The Secretary of State has laid a report before Parliament in accordance with section 15(12) of the 2016 Act explaining the effect of these Regulations and why he considers it appropriate to make the Regulations. A copy of this report may be obtained from the National Archives legislation website at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ or in hard copy from the Secretary of State on request.
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been prepared as this instrument will have no impact on the costs of business and the voluntary sector.